Eric Cantona: "I Enjoyed Kicking the Hooligan" | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross 

It wasn't just the kick. I enjoyed the immediate punch when he was back on his feet. What a legend!

Eric the king! I will never forget what he did for Manchester United.

I liked the way he picked up his glass as he left the stage. Brought up to be tidy and not lazy.

Ive been a man utd fan for 46 years and was born in manchester.my mum stood on stretford end watching tommy taylor bobby charlton and the ultimate footballer george best.she witnessed eric and all he did and said what he did for our club was something no other player has ever done,he is simply the only player in the history of the game to motivate his teamates to reach the top.A tremendous footballer who just took no crap and lived on the edge and always produced the goods.i remember when we won in tight games and it was him who got the winner.thankyou eric for everything...

Met Eric in my local beer garden as a 12 year old, managed to sit with him,his son and his bodyguard for 15 mins before the crowds came. His son was getting pissed off with the wasps attacking his food and Eric gave me grief for being a villa fan, he insisted me and my mate sat with him, top bloke

Still my fav player I’ve ever seen kick a ball. Unbelievable talent. I’ve got his signed shirt on my wall at home

He said his one regret was he didn't kick him hard enough.

He could be the father of Zlatan. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

I'm a Man United fan & I absolutely adore Cantona. My fave ever player. The attitude the arrogance the genius the ability he was just an incredible all round player. As soon as he joined United he literally changed everything. He was like the final piece to kick start our dominance at the time. Fact he loved kicking that Palace fan that was giving him shit makes me love him even more lmao.

I'm a Leeds Utd fan. Let me tell u, This guy is my ONE n ONLY FAVORITE PLAYER of all times. Really really NO CONTEST at all !!!! He can DRIBBLE He can SCORE And on top of everthing, he possessed tremendous n abundance LEADERSHIP. So happy to see him again.

I popped my collar up on all my shirts as a kid just to be like him (i still played shit) I genuinely thought eric was god back then he is such a hero of mine growing up 🤙🏻 top bloke

Sensational interview, grounded and earthy, it shows the calibre and empathy of Jonathan Ross and the class of the King.

What an absolute great, the collar up on the shirt, kicking the Nob sack in the crowd after abusing him and then that magnificent quote and not only that but the way he delivered it with aplomb! Then forgot this but the actual way he played the game with passion, hunger and desire and the incredible skill on top. A team with him and Roy Keane in it is formidable.

It's always nice to see Eric Cantona ...there used to a great ad it said "1966 was a great year for English football ,Eric Cantona was BORN ".

Seagulls-the press Trawler-EricCantona Sardines-Eric’s words Quite obvious what he was getting at !!!!

Throwing yourself studs-first into the crowd is definitely the sign of a great man. I can't understand why more players don't do it.

I'm not a football fan at all, the men in my family are enough for me (incl. Grandsons) BUT I adore Eric Cantona, the man he is, his no nonsense attitude, his discretion, and I love his TV series The Voyager made for him. Kudos to my fellow citizen.

What an absolutely phenomenal man

His metaphor about the seagulls and the trawler is extremely easy to understand.it just highlights how thick most people are.

I'm a Kopite...He oozed class and what a presence. Got to say he made the PL What it has become.

*_Eric of House Cantona. First of His Name, the Red, the Legend, the True Owner of Number Seven Jersey, King of the Football Field, Protector of Manchester United, Father of the Red Devils._* 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑 Now you know His Majesty, the King’s full title. He lives up to his nickname.

Enigmatic. Fiery. Talented and great to watch.

I love King Eric, what a Manchester United legend!

This man transcended all footballing rivalries. I loved him like he played for my team, even when he was playing against my team.

I absolutely loved him growing up!

Was privileged to see Eric cantina make his debut for Leeds utd against my club Oldham athletic,what a legend he turned out to be, came back with man utd later and we got thrashed by man utd king Eric was world class the best player i ever saw at boundary Park happy days.

In fact I have seen movies with Cantona and thought to myself, that he kinda looked familiar to me. What I wasn't aware of is, how charismatic he really is. Wow.

One word LEGEND, KING CANTONA ❤️😁

What a legend the king ,⭐⭐

He was a breath of fresh air in English football

Thanks Eric we loved watching it

Met him in yesterday's Alderley Edge, we said our hellos ,twice,and that was that,simple love himxxxxxxxx

Never be another player like him he’s a LEGEND🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥#MUFC

Loved to have seen George and Eric playing together. With Bobby and Denis just behind them. With Ronnie between them 2. United 5 greatest

Cantona is a brilliant, serious actor and football expert. He has intensity and his words have gravity. The media don't know how to cope with this kind of content. Jonathan Ross saying "i wasn't really listening to you" and making a joke of the whole thing highlights how the media expect us to approach them - we're just a joke. Any sign of intelligence or seriousness is mocked or received uncomfortably. Cantona has always been mocked by the tabloids. It's rarely stated that the "hooligan" he kicked was a racist and a known ultra-rightist. Cringe.

08:40. When Eric made that quote about the seagulls, i nearly wet myself, i laughed so much, especially when he said ' When the segulls (then he took a pause and drank some water, then countinued the quote. That was madness, the best i,ve seen so far on tv. Pls watch it, if you haven' t seen it, its hallarious. A masterpiece that could only come from the best.

Sublime King Cantona 😎👑💛 great interview 👏

Iconic, leader, winner, charismatic, rock star, talented, forthright, passionate, rebel, free spirit, Legend. One of the most deep, sensitive and intelligent people in sport (and like an artist, a true provocateur). But I know the majority of people won't see it, cause they are just like journalists "seagulls seeking sardines" and nothing more.

True artist in wat he did on the pitch - not many players can come to the prem league an light it up in wat ever stadium the way eric did - wat a character ⚽️

I remember when he retired I was in absolute shock because I thought he would definitely be at utd for another couple of years.

What a football legend what a man ⚽⚽⚽⚽😎x

King Eric legend forever! Ooh ah Cantona!

100% certified legend.

The legend.

LEGENDARY!!!!

Legend!

What a brilliant brilliant football player

Legend forever.

I was at the Swindon Game when you got sent off ..Just saying 🤦‍♂Eric ,the best buy this side of the Century in English football ,we will never see the likes of you again ⚽But over the years you talking about the ''BOSS'' is heart warming .God bless you and Rip Cathy ❤

6:12 for the quote. It's actually Jonathan Ross who says it. Clickbait.

On the 5 th day off Christmas sir Alex gave to me 5 cantoooonnnaaaaaaaaaa s 4 cantonas 3 cantona 2 cantonas and a ERIC CANTONAAAAA Long live the king 👑7

That chest control class 🙌🏼

Love you King Eric!

LEGEND

We were Blessed ❤️⚽️

Living legend...because of that KungFu kick...i bought the jersey...😅😆

LEGEND!

What a great great player. Loved this guy. So happy when he kicked the bell end. Wish he’d done him properly

The love for the man is real ❤

Great man, and great footballer

I got the idea from it was that the seagulls represented the Press, the Trawler was Eric Cantona and the fish was a story, but, as the man said it doesn’t mean anything.

Loved the film.

Sheer class. Thanks for gracing the Premier League!

6:23 Epic!

Apart from being so brilliant he stole the title off us for Leeds ! He was a simple genius! Long love king cantona! Ooh arghh!

amazing

King Eric, finest player along with George Best to ever strap on a pair of boots.

i enjoyed it cos it was on my birthday 🥳

Legend 🤩

Legend!! 😂👍🏻

Grande Eric ❤ Manchester United wouldn't have become a top team without you. And that 71 was lucky 'cause he didn't even have to be there

Looking For Eric is a brilliant film

We enjoyed too...🥰

Legend

Legend 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Living legend

Loved watching his whole career. Guys like this just aren’t around much anymore

Fave player. Unique mercurial. Top bloke

Say what you want about the french. But my god do they have graced us with some of the best to ever laced em. Cantona, Henry, Benzema, Ribery, Zidane, Nasri and many more!

I think Eric Cantona is loved in England because he made an effort to learn the language, told the truth, and literallly kicked out at the ugliness of the underclass. He also kicked off the success at United. Just a different player, but very special. He had two problems in the France national team. Gerard Houllier gave him a tryout but it didn’t work out. And the future of France was so obviously Zidane and he needed complimenting with someone like Deschamps (whom he called a water carrier). So they cut him off. And won the World Cup 🤣😋

Proper legend

i am an Arsenal fan and Eric is my favorite player ever .

Best 90s French footballer Most famous French footballer since the 90s.

What a F###ing Legend…. The King sir Eric……

The King 👑

Cantona a legend

It shows what a talent Wossy is as it was like pulling teeth trying to get him to be forthcoming

King Eric, the greatest purchase United ever made and the catalyst for a halcyon period in their history.

oooh aah Cantona! say ooh aaah Cantona!

Tavy@ eric cantona was probably the greatest player in europe during his time at man utd. He was brilliant. The way he chipped a ball over a goal keeper as if he was just taking a walk with his dog was brilliant. Probably the greatest player to chip a goal keeper since george best, and a would say ronaldo couldnt chip a keeper the way cantona did. And from 25 to 30 yards out. Chipping a keeper is my favourite delight in scoring a goal and watching one being scored, becouse it was imo the hardest way to score a goal with just one single shot well chance or chip lol and that hooligan deserved what eric did to him, he must of shit himself becouse he never expected eric to do that. There all hard men in a crowd amongst 60 thousand others but one on one he would never have said boo to eric cantona, and standing at 6ft2, and that hooligan looked about 5ft9. No chance, eric would of wiped the floor with him. Once he saw the big man walking towards him 1 day some where he would have put his head to the ground and hoped eric didnt notice him. He is a big guy! So players have just to stand and take fans screaming the worse things the can thinck of to them, and alot of it is really evil sick stuff, as in involving there familys. A thought 9 month ban was a bit harsh. But i know the cant allow that, so i thought 4 month would of been fair enough, a mean the guy asked for it and its not as if he ended up in hospital. Cantona really did make a huge difference btw to man utds team when he signed for them. He was the start of man utd winning the championship since 1967.

es uno de mis idolos por como jugaba y por como es de rebelde y por la patada al nazi

Remember this, he was just kicking out racism. Good on you Eric 😘

When I saw Cantona dealing with that wee fuck I cheered. Possibly the most entertaining football moment ever.

I say oooh, I say aaaah, I say Cantonaaaaa.

It's mad how talented an interviewer Jonathan Ross is

Former Leeds United player Eric made Old Trafford his home. The modern day legacy of winning trophies at the club starts from Sir Matt Busby, a former Liverpool captain and Man City manager. In my view, signing up James Milner would be perfect as he is a Leeds born and bred lad, played and won for Man City (so he knows the area) and currently plays for Liverpool, the biggest British club in the world (so he can cut the mustard at elite european clubs). I think that he should start off as a player- member of coaching staff and slowly make his way up the dugout and eventually, the club (he would be a perfect club president and CEO). Lastly, he dons the number 7 shirt, which is iconic at Man United.

The king 🤴

best monobrow ever!!

Shocking interview

King Eric!